This assessment of the Tillman Seminar on White racism is based on interviews with 56 people who participated in the seminar between 1969 and 1979. The Tillman seminars are presented throughout the United States for the purpose of calling to the attention of participants that white racism is endemic in American culture and that it must be…

Two papers are presented in this newsletter: one on the political activity of scientists following World War II as a result of the Manhattan Project, and one on the political activity of scientists today. These papers are followed by two commentaries which compare the two papers. Also included in this issue are news items, a calendar of events, a…

As the target of student protests has changed from the Southern sheriff to the university administrator, attitudes of educators and the public have hardened. Today academic liberals enunciate the view that most protesters are sincere and idealistic but that there is a small band of nihilistic revolutionaries dedicated to destroying the university.…

The study measures individual differences in attitude toward student activism on an 18-item Likert type scale. A validity comparison of a known extreme group with a sample from the general student population yielded a significant difference between the means of the groups. Construct validity was evaluated by first testing the differences between…

"Universities," the monthly newsletter of University Professors for Academic Order, began publication in August 1970. This anthology is for the most part a compilation of representative articles printed in it from the beginning to May 1973. Taken as a whole, they delineate a theory of the traditional university much in need of articulation during…

Revolutionary changes are occurring in the structure of government in American colleges and universities, and some of the most significant changes are related to the role of students in academic governance. This book reviews (1) the history and present practices of student involvement in governance: the early student and faculty guilds, the rise…

The purpose of this study was to provide information concerning the dimensions of perceived student rights, which were defined as policies on student behavior in the development and implementation of which students may petition to participate. A 54-item attitude instrument was designed to include controversial statements gleaned from the…

Today's younger generation is unique. Many are the products of affluence and many others come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Both sense a frustration and feel disillusioned with a society that rewards the rich and denies opportunities to the poor. They are also children of an electronic age and the exposure to instantaneous experiences reinforces…

This report reviews past and present literature relating to comparative higher education. Much of the literature relates to single nations, since cross-national studies have not been performed on a wide scale. The author emphasizes the need for such studies to be made now that sufficient data is generally available. The literature related to a…

The typology is based on 2 dimensions of the ideology of each American Indian movement. One of these dimensions is the time perspective of the movement, based on its handling of time and change. Movements are distinguished according to whether they amphasize the present, past, future, or a breadth of time perspective. Movements are also…

Four general hypotheses concerning the sources of university students' political attitudes are presented and evaluated in this paper. A cross-sectional survey of American male Harvard University graduate students was conducted with a questionnaire dealing with attitudes toward United States involvement in Vietnam. Responses were analyzed by…

This study replicates earlier research on student activism, but within the context of a non-elite and relatively apolitical university campus, namely, Bowling Green University. A basic finding of the earlier research is that student activists represent an extension of parental values rather than a generational rebellion. This paper tests the…

The Commission for Youth Involvement was formed to examine existing programs and recommend better methods to facilitate youth participation in state and community affairs. The commission studied education, social problems, State government, community government, the present political system, and youth and the law. Recommendations included: (1)…